"Look, put the river lanterns. Qianzhou said.

The two had already stood up, and Jiang Qinghan shook the water droplets on his feet and put his shoes back on - which made Qianzhou feel a little regretful.

Halfway through tonight's event, people are dropping river lanterns into the dome in turn.

According to tradition, people write down their wishes and prayers for the future on paper, put them in river lanterns, and float down the Dome Bay.

The making of the lantern is not complicated, a candle is placed on the base, and then a layer of translucent tissue paper is covered.

Although the production method is simple, the shape of the river lantern often best reflects the delicate mind of the owner. People use reeds to weave the skeleton of river lanterns, and decorate the paper with various patterns. As far as the eye can see, no two river lanterns are alike.

River lamps floated through the heavy water, and the orange firelight painted the dome with a warm color. In such a firelight, even the night became lively.

The people on the banks of the river sang songs of joy. At first there were only one or two people, but soon more people joined in. The tune of the ballad is ancient and long, and Qianzhou didn't understand the meaning of the lyrics, but he could feel the yearning for life and the hope for the future contained in it.

Perhaps it is not for nothing that this country can continue to do so in such a harsh environment.

Qianzhou was thoughtful, and his previous views may have been biased.

"Qinghan, do you also want to put river lanterns?" Qianzhou asked suddenly. He saw that Jiang Qinghan had been staring at those river lamps for a long time.

Jiang Qinghan pursed his lips: "I want to think about it, but I didn't prepare." Do you have a way?"

"I really have a way. Qianzhou laughed, like a child showing off a new toy.

He stretched out his hand, and the silver essentia rippled. Then the essentia began to solidify, turning into a delicate silvery crystal.

More crystals begin to grow, and the area of the crystals continues to expand. Then the crystals that grow outline the arc and multiply into overlapping petals. After the construction of the inner ring is completed, the petals begin to extend outwards again.

Only a moment later, Qian Zhou was holding a lotus flower in his hand that was completely made of silver crystals. Finally, Qianzhou stretched out his finger to the center of the lotus, and a cluster of silver flames in the shape of water began to sway gently.

"It's beautiful. Jiang Qinghan happily took the lotus flower from Qianzhou's hand, the silver shimmer lined her smiling face, she was really more delicate than flowers.

"How did you do it. Jiang Qinghan couldn't put it down with this lamp. How many girls could refuse such a delicate and gorgeous object?

However, as a transcendent person, Jiang Qinghan is very aware of the difficulty. Not to mention how difficult it was to turn the invisible essentia into a tangible crystal, the huge essentia required to construct this lotus flower alone was not something that ordinary second-order transcendents could do.

It is no exaggeration to say that if this lotus flower is detonated, it will be razed to the ground for tens of meters around. And Jiang Qinghan dared to take it casually like this, which is itself a sign of trust.

"As luck would have it, I found a parchment scroll from a past year that I had named The School of Crystallography and the School of Etroy. I borrowed it and studied it. What you have in your hands is the result. Qianzhou had no intention of concealing it.

"This lamp won't sink halfway through, will it? The ray of moonlight you gave me didn't fade in a moment. Jiang Qinghan was skeptical.

"Why don't you try it?"

"Believe in you. Jiang Qinghan smiled and walked to the river.

Then Jiang Qinghan suddenly glanced back at Qianzhou: "Qianzhou, are you very popular with girls?"

“？”

Just when Qianzhou was stunned, Jiang Qinghan had already squatted down and carefully placed the lotus flower on the water.

The lotus flower floated farther and farther along the river in the night, and soon only a flickering point of light remained.

"Go back, it's not too early. Qianzhou said.

Jiang Qinghan hummed softly and sorted out the folds on his clothes.

At this moment, Qianzhou noticed that the scene in front of him suddenly trembled, but immediately returned to normal.

It's like an old TV with a bad signal, and occasionally the picture will be blurred for a moment.

"Did you see that just now?" asked Qianzhou.

"See. Jiang Qinghan nodded, "It's not your illusion, the surrounding environment has been abnormal in a very short period of time. Time is very short, only the transcendent can perceive it. ”

As soon as Jiang Qinghan's words fell, the original air filled with Dayuan suddenly became sparse, as if it had been sucked away by a vacuum cleaner. The river lights floating on the surface of the river were extinguished without exception, as if a switch had been pressed in unison. And the crowd in the distance suddenly heard a burst of exclamation.

As soon as Qianzhou wanted to take a step, Jiang Qinghan grabbed his arm.

"Don't go, I know what you're thinking. Jiang Qinghan stared at him with burning eyes, "But have you forgotten? You still have [Curse Poison] on your body! If you are stimulated, have you thought about the consequences if you attack again?"

"It's okay, I know it. Qianzhou took Jiang Qinghan's hand off his sleeve, and disappeared in a few steps.

Jiang Qinghan stomped his feet and scolded on the spot: "Qianzhou, you idiot, can't you wait for me to join us." ”

............

In a river channel upstream of the Dome Bay, two men scuffled together.

The purple color spread like ink in the river, and soon the river became a quagmire.

The river is still flowing, but the purple "silt" seems to have solidified here.

The sweet, greasy scent mingles with the putrid stench and emanates from the river at the same time. In just a few moments, the plants on both sides of the river had turned yellow.

The two men were hidden beneath the surface of the water, and from time to time a muffled thunderous explosion came from the water. The ripples on the surface of the water shook violently, and the rolled waves churned in all directions. Occasionally, a column of water several feet high would leap into the sky, and the splashes of water would easily leave holes in the ground several feet deep. Even if a stone is unfortunately rubbed by a drop of water, it will leave a deep scratch.

Fortunately, at this time, the [Bright Light Festival] has come to an end, and most of the people have already returned to their homes. The rest of the people also avoided such an abnormal scene from afar, so there was no accidental injury.

"Boom. ”

The surface of the river is like a butterfly spreading its wings, and the upside-down waves are divided into two streams, like a waterfall against the current.

Takasugi grabbed an unrecognizable man and landed on the shore. The man's face was unrecognizable, only crisscrossed with wounds and turned flesh.

Takasugi pinched the man's neck and repeated as if he had lost his soul, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." ”

Although he said "I'm sorry", Takasugi's movements were still ruthless, and he broke the man's neck with a strong twist. Then he stretched out his other hand and broke the man's wrist and removed a purple bracelet from it.

When Qianshu arrived at the scene, he saw such a scene.

Seeing Chifune coming, Takasugi subconsciously turned his head, still repeating nervously in the air: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." ”

Through the moonlight, Qianzhou saw his appearance clearly.

The man was drenched, and his weedy hair covered most of his face. The place that was not covered by his hair was a bloody patch, I don't know if it was his own blood or someone else's.

In the gap between the hair and the blood scab, Takasugi's eyes were exposed—the whites of the eyes and pupils could not be seen clearly, only a thick purple mist. The black hole is empty, and just looking at it makes people's hearts chill.

Takasugi took the bloodstained bracelet in his hand, and put it directly into his wrist without even wiping it.

The mouth of the bracelet was not large, but Takasugi stiffly put it over his palm as if he didn't feel pain. The edge of the bracelet plowed deep over the back of his hand, cutting off a large chunk of rolled skin, staining him with red blood.

Okay, it doesn't look like there's any need to communicate anymore. The mouth cannon is no longer useful.

Qian Zhou resisted the urge to be disgusted and carried the fragment in his hand.

Nine times out of ten, the person in front of him has lost his normal consciousness, and is just acting on instinct or some kind of obsession. Looking at the disgusting purple color again, it is estimated that there is something else driving this beast.

Qianzhou suddenly had a conjecture - the people behind it gave these people strength and gave them a reason to fight each other. It seems like it's just to make them mess around.

That's right, nonsense. Qianzhou specifically used the word "nonsense" because the people behind it didn't mind how these people used the power He gave them, and they didn't care what they did with the power, as long as they used it. Let them fool around for the sake of messing around.

But there must be some reason for this, it can't be for fun or something. Otherwise, there is a huge abyss there, why bother to seek the near and far to come to the present world to toss?

This should have something to do with the fact that he stopped that "smuggling". As a last resort, the [Crowned] in the abyss adopted an alternative plan. And for the [Triple Helix], Qianzhou also has a faint idea.

Thinking in his heart, but the movements of Qianzhou's hands did not stop.

Across the river, a thousand boats slashed down with a sword.

The rushing river broke in two in an instant, and the water at the incision seemed to be squeezed by an invisible force, rolling up a huge wave and surging into the sky, revealing the silt on the riverbed.

The purple essentia that had originally accumulated in the river water also evaporated under this sword, turning into mist and escaping into the air.

Takasugi's hands were folded in front of him, but he was still knocked away by the great force, and his feet ploughed two deep marks on the ground.

Taking advantage of the time when the dome bay was cut off, Qianzhou's footsteps were light. The body is like a flying catkins, fluttering across the riverbed. And there were not a single footprints left on the sticky silt at the bottom of the river.

"Boom. There was another loud bang, and the river in the air fell again, splashing a series of mist.

At this time, the thousand boats had already crossed the river, and the sword appeared in front of Takasugi.

At such a close distance, Chifune could clearly hear Takasugi's mouth still repeating mechanically, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." ”